HL7 v2.5.1 Specificationsv2.5.1

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TCD segment

The test code detail segment contains the data necessary to perform operations or calculations, or execute decisions by the laboratory automation system, and which are not supported by the original HL7 segments related to orders (ORC, OBR). For detail of use see messages of laboratory orders and observations in chapters 4 and 7. 13.4.10.0 TCD Field Definitions 13.4.10.1 TCD-1 Universal Service Identifier (CE) 00238

The shape of one line

segmentTCD|TCD-1Universal Service…|TCD-2Auto-Dilution Factor|TCD-3Rerun Dilution Factor|TCD-4Pre-Dilution Factor|TCD-5Endogenous Content of…|TCD-6Automatic Repeat Allowed|TCD-7Reflex Allowed|TCD-8Analyte Repeat Status

required optional

Count the pipes to find a field, and count the empty ones too: an empty field still holds its place. Leave out the separator before TCD-2 and its value arrives as TCD-1, so the receiver stores Auto-Dilution Factor as Universal Service Identifier.

This page carries the TCD field table as published and nothing beyond it. The field notes, vendor behaviour, FHIR mapping and parsing guidance that thePID page has are still to be written for TCD.

Every field

SEQLENDTOPTRP/#TBL#ITEM#Element nameCardinality
250CER00238Universal Service Identifier1..1

TCD-1 is a CE, which holds 6 components separated by carets.

SEQLENDTOPTTBL#Component name
CE.120STOIdentifier
CE.2199STOText
CE.320IDO0396Name of Coding System
CE.420STOAlternate Identifier
CE.5199STOAlternate Text
CE.620IDO0396Name of Alternate Coding System
20SNO01420Auto-Dilution Factor0..1

TCD-2 is a SN, which holds 4 components separated by carets.

SEQLENDTOPTTBL#Component name
SN.12STOComparator
SN.215NMONum1
SN.31STOSeparator/Suffix
SN.415NMONum2
20SNO01421Rerun Dilution Factor0..1

TCD-3 is a SN, which holds 4 components separated by carets.

SEQLENDTOPTTBL#Component name
SN.12STOComparator
SN.215NMONum1
SN.31STOSeparator/Suffix
SN.415NMONum2
20SNO01422Pre-Dilution Factor0..1

TCD-4 is a SN, which holds 4 components separated by carets.

SEQLENDTOPTTBL#Component name
SN.12STOComparator
SN.215NMONum1
SN.31STOSeparator/Suffix
SN.415NMONum2
20SNO01413Endogenous Content of Pre-Dilution Diluent0..1

TCD-5 is a SN, which holds 4 components separated by carets.

SEQLENDTOPTTBL#Component name
SN.12STOComparator
SN.215NMONum1
SN.31STOSeparator/Suffix
SN.415NMONum2
TCD-61IDO013601416Automatic Repeat Allowed0..1
TCD-71IDO013601424Reflex Allowed0..1
250CEO038901425Analyte Repeat Status0..1

TCD-8 is a CE, which holds 6 components separated by carets.

SEQLENDTOPTTBL#Component name
CE.120STOIdentifier
CE.2199STOText
CE.320IDO0396Name of Coding System
CE.420STOAlternate Identifier
CE.5199STOAlternate Text
CE.620IDO0396Name of Alternate Coding System

Message types carrying TCD

TCD appears in 7 message structures, belonging to 2 message types.